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A festival procession in a narrow street lined with multistorey buildings and spectators on balconies. A decorated palanquin under a large gold-fringed umbrella carries a seated figure in a red turban and red garment, garlanded with orange and yellow flowers. Beside it, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a gold necklace reaches up, and a standing man in white dhoti with long hair holds a stick and a mala. Red flags flank the cart, and hands are raised in devotion from the crowd below. Many people are visible in the street and on the balconies.

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A street procession in a crowded town with a golden-yellow canopy umbrella over a richly decorated palanquin draped in orange and marigold garlands. Several people ride on the palanquin: a bald man in orange robes with rudraksha beads and a shawl sits near the front, and a man in a red-orange turban sits beside him, while a man in white dhoti stands at the rear holding the structure. Crowds on the street raise their hands in greeting and phone cameras, and red flags line the procession. Balconies above are packed with onlookers and buildings display hanging marigold garlands.2016-04-18A street procession on a decorated ratha chariot, its horse-head front and wooden body wrapped in white and orange marigold garlands. A large gold-fringed umbrella and an orange parasol shade a seated figure in a red turban and orange garments. Two men in white dhoti and shawl, one bare-chested with a red waist cloth, stand at the chariot holding long red flags and an umbrella pole. 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Red flags flutter on poles beside the procession, and an orange-robed devotee photographs with a phone.2016-04-18Outdoor street procession in a crowded city lane. A gilded ornate palanquin or ratha, heavily decorated with marigold garlands, is carried under golden and orange parasols. Several men in white dhotis, some bare-chested with orange-red cloths, walk beside it. Many red flags with saffron emblems are raised. Uniformed police officers stand along the edge. Devotees and onlookers press close, one man in a blue shirt photographing with a phone. Multi-storey buildings with balconies and spectators line the street.2016-04-18A procession on a street crowded with onlookers. A figure with a red turban and garland sits on an ornate gold palanquin-style carriage under a gold canopy with fringe, raising a hand in greeting. Ceremonial attendants in white dhotis with orange-and-gold ornaments stand around the carriage, and a man in a khaki uniform stands on the platform edge. 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